Great Lakes gas prices set to ease as Columbus nears $5 a gallon

11 articles · Updated · The Columbus Dispatch · May 2

GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said prices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin should start falling before the weekend ends, though Columbus was still averaging $4.96 on 2 May.
AAA put Ohio's statewide average at $4.89, up 92 cents in a week and $1.71 from a year earlier, while Columbus ranked among the highest-priced major US cities.
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